antecedents

Definition

Ancestor, cause, or origin of something, often giving a background or history.

हिन्दी किसी चीज़ का पूर्वज, कारण या मूल, जो अक्सर पृष्ठभूमि या इतिहास प्रदान करता है

Example

"The researcher studied the linguistic antecedents of the language."